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Browsing Architecture Masters Theses by Issue Date
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A Civic Approach to Ballpark Design
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Architecture and Sexuality: Process of Constructions
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Mobile : place-making and community in mobile architecture
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A Civic Approach to Ballpark Design
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Appalachia rising from the ruins: a design addressing cultural change in post-industrial appalachia
(2014)Ruins are expressions of tie. Their slow, almost indiscernible changes are much like our own aging and reminders of our own mortality. Ruins are not easily definable. They can be attached to personal recollection or ... -
Social and cultural identity in and through architecture
(2014)As a human race in the 21st century we are facing critical issues which affect our continuing coexistence on this planet: to mesh the colliding cultures of the global city created by air travel and modern communications, ... -
Issues concerning homelessness: as understood through the lens of architecture
(2014)Is it really possible to be home living on streets? How can architectural design be applied to create living environments for the homeless that address their wellbeing beyond pragmatic physical needs? Can we develop pragmatic ... -
Express yourself: engaging space and sensual experience between body, clothing, and the built environment
(2014)The inspiration of fashion development and the execution of architecture redevelopment are bound within a common motif of personality and its intended, as well as unintended, expression. A fashion designers approach in ... -
Stop sit look listen relax engage interact
(2014)Faster phones, expanded use of personal computers, widespread access to digital bandwidth, and applications for the internet across multiple devices allows nearly instantaneous access to information and provides a means ... -
Rebranding Detroit: music, identity, and perception in the new post-industrial era
(2014)In post-industrial society, economic globalization has overpowered local culture. By establishing a mobilized task force to achieve top levels of efficiency, society has effectively reduced identity and spirit through ... -
Healthy lifestyle communities: an innovative model of educational architecture and urban planning which promotes health and wellness
(2014)The focus of this essay is the design of Healthy K-12 Educational Facilities to promote health of the individual as well as the community. The term health can be defined as the mental and physical wellness of the individual, ... -
Returning children to the core of the town: challenging conventional daycare design
(2014)The migration of families and businesses out of the urban core has been as detrimental to American small towns as American cities. Architectural solutions to blighted small towns focus on economic revival, street design, ... -
Reinforcing community: an Asian cultural complex in an international context
(2014)February 2011, it was the time for the annual Chinese New Year Celebration in the local Cincinnati Chinese community again. This is also the first time I attend this event since I came to States. Sitting quietly at the ... -
Layer City: Redesign Skyscrapers
(2014-05-22)My thesis is dealing with the urban construction---skyscrapers,nowadays, the urban fabric is pronominally skyscraper driven in major cities. I started my paper from my own city experience. While the skyscraper in New York ... -
Experience Choreographed Through Light: Exploring the Emotive Nature of Daylighting
(2014-06-16)Winston Churchill once said, “First we shape our buildings, thereafter, they shape us”. This speaks both to how we design a building, and to the effect that design has on us. The challenge that is presented to us as ... -
Daylighting as Media: From Illusion in Chinese Gardens to Space in Modern Architecture
(2014-06-16)The intention of this thesis is to evaluate whether daylighting can be a media leading traditional concepts into today’s architectural design. Daylighting as a media not only an essential visual element in consisting ...